Primetime - May 11, 2011

Active adult communities attract home buyers seeking lifestyle amenities Despite the residential real estate downturn, home sales at active adult communities are outpacing sales at other types of developments. Home buyers at active adult communities - restricted to those age 55 and over - are eager...

Contrary to popular belief, older adults require just as much sleep as they did when they were younger --not less. Medical research has verified that sleep problems are not a normal part of aging, though they are a common problem. Fortunately, it's a problem you can do something about. A recent...

It's spring, and that means it's time to get things done in the yard and around the house. Here are some products that make yard work less of a chore, and some home safety items, too. Onelink Wireless Talking Smoke & Carbon Monoxide Alarms First Alert's Onelink combination smoke and carbon monoxide...

The term "estate planning" makes it sound like you need a large estate to justify the planning part. But any lawyer will tell you that's untrue. Making arrangements for the disposition of your property and assets after you're gone is important -- not to mention considerate -- for families at every...

Senior living communities are designed expressly for a very special market of prospective residents, and include equally distinctive features. From wide hallways to emergency call systems, from divided medicine cabinets to special lighting treatments, today's state-of-the-art communities for older...

Throughout his life Dr. Bill Bunn has had a wealth of experiences. He attended Yale, entered the Navy at the end of World War II, attended medical school and went into practice with his dad as a cardiologist. Eventually Bunn wore a multitude of hats in the medical field including chairman of a...

Harry Bloom just finished a driver's education course even though he's had his driver's license for years. Bloom and his wife, Roxanne, took a refresher course meant for older drivers sponsored by AARP. Held at the YMCA in Schaumburg, the two-day eight-hour class covered the rules of the road,...

John M. McNamara, a 21-year Downers Grove resident, is author of "A Life Without Grace," which published last year. The fictional book dissects a tense few days in the life of Grayson Eilers, a successful baby boomer. Before writing the book, McNamara, 61, served as a Vietnamese linguist in the...

Some describe it as ping pong played as if you are standing on the table, others say it's a cross between badminton and racquetball or whiffle ball and tennis. No matter how it is described the sport of pickleball is continuing to gain ground, especially among older adults. What is it? Cris Anderson...

We asked some active seniors at Elmhurst Park District's Abbey Senior Center and Schaumburg Park District's Community Recreation Center : 'Why do you take classes?' Here's what they had to say: Joyce Bartels, 71, Lombard -- "I take the tai chi class because I had extensive back surgery not quite...